Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A “time perspective” refers to an individual’s orientation or attitude towards ...

Would you say you are perfectly satisfied with all aspects of your life? If so, congratulations. You are well ahead of the game. Most people view their circumstances with mixed feelings. Whether ...

I recently saw a compelling graphic on the timeline of the far future – an outlook for the future until the end of time, in a sense – and I shared it through our workplace groupchat. The timeline ...

A man is stuck in his memories. His wife left him ten years ago, yet he repeatedly ruminates on his loss. A teenager does not want to study for the upcoming final exam. Instead, she hangs out with her ...

1. The Ego-Moving Perspective: People think about themselves moving forward in time toward events in the future. We talk about events like we are approaching them and might say, “We are approaching ...